But, it doesn't happen that way. So we go on our way, walking in what we call faith, always wondering, but too afraid to ask out loud, "So, Lord, what's the deal here?" And if we are afraid to approach Him in that way we ask, "What did I do to deserve this?" (If I find myself thinking along these lines I can come up with an impressive list pretty fast.)
Sometimes I think we forget that, as Christians, we don't get what we deserve. Praise God for that! So, if you do, stop wishing or rejoicing about "getting what you deserve" where other people are concerned. Karma is not a Godly goal. Grace is. And Jesus paid a heavy price to extend His grace to us. We cannot be found thanking Jesus for the grace and forgiveness He has given us while hoping at the same time that He doesn't give it to someone else.
Your trials have nothing to do with getting what you deserve. They have everything to do with grace. And, yes, there is a reason.
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." James1: 2-4
Whatever you are going through, it sometimes is because something needs to be pruned away. And that can be a painful process. But, it always is because there is something missing in your life, and your perseverance through your trial, great or small, will bring that "thing" into your life. Always.
So, even that person who wronged you or hurt you so much that your tears flow or your blood boils at the mention of their name was an instrument of God's grace in your life. I'm not saying that you should thank them. After all, he or she was probably out of God's will when they did what they did. I wouldn't thank them for their sin. Their part was in the problem or the pain. The grace and the blessing came from God. (Now it's up to you to do something that may seem impossible. Forgive. God will provide you with the grace to that.)
There are those times when our trial is dealing with the trial of someone else. It could be any number of things. It might even be a terrible illness or the loss of a loved one. "So, they had to go through that so God could give me this? . . . I don't even know what the "this" is!" When you go there, remember that it's not all about you and you alone.
"We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28
It is beyond our understanding how God accomplishes these things, but He does. He always does. Your situation, no matter how hard or how bad it may be, is under His power.
“For as heaven is higher than earth,
so My ways are higher than your ways,
and My thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:9
Our sight is limited to how we perceive that one thing before us, and we are prone to think only of ourselves in those situations, but God is often using "that one thing" to work His will and His plan for more people and more reasons than we could ever begin to see or understand.
"Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways,
and how small a whisper do we hear of him!
But the thunder of his power who can understand?” Job 26:14
and how small a whisper do we hear of him!
But the thunder of his power who can understand?” Job 26:14
"I cry out to God Most High,
to God who fulfills his purpose for me." Psalm 57:2
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